Fertility News

Posted May 24, 2012:

• New Type of Male Contraceptive? Key Gene Essential for Sperm Development Discovered
• Male Fertility Genes Discovered

Posted May 23, 2012:

• Genetic Markers to Predict Male Fertility Identified

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Why Women Choose Bad Boys: Ovulating Women Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Education, Not Abortion, Reduces Maternal Mortality, Study Suggests

Posted May 8, 2012:

• Mystery of the Missing Breast Cancer Genes
• Men Can Rest Easy: Sex Chromosomes Are Here to Stay

Posted May 7, 2012:

• Sperm Crawl and Collide on Way to Egg, Say Scientists

Posted May 5, 2012:

• Higher Risk of Birth Defects from Assisted Reproduction, Study Suggests

Posted May 3, 2012:

• Insect Glands May Illuminate Human Fertilization Process

Posted May 2, 2012:

• Soy-Based Formula? Neonatal Plant Estrogen Exposure Leads to Adult Infertility in Female Mice

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Greater Numbers of Highly Educated Women Are Having Children, Bucking Recent History

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Gene Involved in Sperm-to-Egg Binding Is Key to Fertility in Mammals
• Formaldehyde Exposure May Affect Fertility in Men

Posted April 27, 2012:

• New Drug to Tackle Body Fat Problems
• Sperm Viability Greatly Reduced in Offspring of Animals Treated With Common Antibiotic Tetracycline

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Discerning Males Remain Faithful ... If You Are a Spider

Posted April 22, 2012:

• A New Diagnosis for Frida Kahlo's Infertility

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Dealing With Infertility Is a Complicated Journey of Options and Decisions

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Scientists Discover Tool That Uncrosses Chromosomes

Posted April 5, 2012:

• Women Cannot Rewind the 'Biological Clock'

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Reproductive Seasonality Observed in Male Giant Pandas

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Seeing Double: 1 in 30 Babies Born in US Is a Twin
• Ovastacin Cuts Off Sperm Binding

Posted March 21, 2012:

• Contact With 'Rivals' Changes Male Behavior

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Fatty Diets May Be Associated With Reduced Semen Quality

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Discovery of a Molecule That Initiates Maturation of Mammalian Eggs Can Lead to More IVF Pregnancies

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Vitamin D Shrinks Fibroid Tumors in Rats
• Increased Fertility Rate for IVF Patients Achieved by New Equipment Design

Posted February 29, 2012:

• New Test Can Better Predict Successful IVF Embryos, Scientists Say

Posted February 26, 2012:

• Egg-Producing Stem Cells Isolated from Adult Human Ovaries

Posted February 16, 2012:

• Secret of Sperm Quality Control Revealed

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Gene Mutation Discovery Sparks Hope for Effective Endometriosis Screening
• A Bug's (Sex) Life: Diving Beetles Offer Unexpected Clues About Sexual Selection

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Prostate Cancer Risk Halved for Subfertile Men, Swedish Research Finds

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Dietary DHA Linked to Male Fertility
• Environmental Exposure to Organochlorines May Impact Male Reproduction

Posted January 5, 2012:

• New Practice Model May Reduce Miscarriage After Assisted Reproduction

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Potential Boost for IVF Success

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Women Advised to Avoid ZEN Bust-Enhancing Supplements Because of Possible Cancer Risk

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Women's Chin, Abdomen Are Good Indicators of Excessive Hair Growth

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Live-Action Films of Worm Sperm Help Researchers Track Critical Fertility Enzymes

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Fertility Chip Measures Concentration and Motility of Sperm

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Planning for Life Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis: Clinicians Offer Options to Protect Fertility Prior to Cancer Treatment

Posted October 16, 2011:

• Faulty Molecular Switch Can Cause Infertility or Miscarriage

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome at Increased Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Research Finds

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Sexual Selection by Sugar Molecule Helped Determine Human Origins, Researchers Say

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Women Exposed to Synthetic Estrogen Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in the Womb Face Increased Cancer Risk, Study Finds
• Women With PCOS Have Family Heart Disease Link, Study Suggests

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